Wheeled toy.



J. T. WOODWARD.

WHEELED TOY.

APPLICATION mu) JULY 10. 1917.

1,280,931 Patented Oct. 8, 1918.

\NVENTOR \ja sgb 7%adwazrd WITNESSES ATTORNEY JOSEPH T. "WOODWARD, OFYORK CORNER, MAINE.

WHEELED TOY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 8, 1918.

Application filed July 10, 1917. Serial No. 179,715.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH T. WOODWARD, a citizen of the'United States,residing at York Corner, in the county of York and State of Maine, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheeled Toys, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in wheeled toysand the principal object of the invention is to provide a device of thisnature upon which a child can sit and propel himself about by his feetand upon which he may coast down hill.

Another object of the invention is to make the device in the form of ahorse with a seat thereon placed as a saddle, and providing a singlewheel in front and a pair of wheels behind spaced apart to prevent thetoy from turning over.

A further object of the invention is to swivel a part of the front legscarrying the front wheel to the other part and to provide reinsconnected to the swivel part for guidlng the horse.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter, which is simple and durable in construction, reliable andefficient in operation and one which can be manufactured and placed uponthe market at a minimum cost.

The invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully descrlbed, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings, wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view.

Fig. 3 is a front view.

As shown in these figures the toy is made in the shape of a horse thebody 1 of which is made of a strip of wood, or the like to which thestrips 3 are secured, these strips being made to represent the hind legsof the horse. 4 represents the strips forming the front legs, while 5represents pieces of leather secured to the head of the horse andrepresenting its ears. The head is formed on an extension of the strip 1and is provided with the bridle 6 made of strips of leather or the like.The mane and tail may be formed of any suitable material and secured inplace by any suitable means. 7 represents the seat secured to the strip1 and and representing the saddle. 8 represents a shaft passing throughthe hoof part of the rear legs and carrying the wheels 9. The lower endof the fore legs is swiveled to the upper portion as at 10, and thislower end carries the front wheel 11. A spring 12 secured to the bottomedge of the strip 1 and to the swivel part of the fore legs keeps thewheel 11 parallel with the rear wheel so the toy will move in a straightline. The reins 12 pass through loops 13 upon the horses nose and arethen carried down and secured to the rear part of the swiveled end sothat by pulling on one rein or the other the wheel 11 may be turned toguide the horse accordingly. WVhen the rein is loosened the spring 12will cause the wheel 11 to assume its normal or straight position. Iprefer to extend the axle 8 a considerable distance on each side of thehorse so as to make the horse difiicult to upset.

It is thought from the foregoing that the advantages and novel featuresof my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make slight changes in theconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of the severalparts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

I claim as my invention:

A toy of the class described comprising a rear axle having wheels at itsopposite ends, a wheel spaced longitudinally from said axle andpositioned in advance thereof in a plane midway between said rearwheels, a standard fixed to said axle midway its ends, another standardhaving a swiveled lower portion, said swiveled portion being bifurcatedwith said front wheel rotatably mounted between the furcations thereof,a member connecting said standards, a coiled spring connecting theswiveled portion of said front standard to said connecting member tonormally hold said front wheel in a plane par allel with the rearWl1B6lS,SELid member haw son mounted on the standard connecting ing aprojection extending in a plane bemember. l yond the front Wheel anddisposed verti In testimony whereof I ajflix rny signature callyrelatively thereto, and a flexible ele-' in presence of two Witnesses.

Inent connected With the swiveled portion of i V JOSEPH T. WOODVARD.

said front standard and loosely with said Witnesses: p

projection and extending rearwardly into DEAN G. WOQDWARD,

position for convenient operation by a per- AUGUSTA M. WooDWARD.

gopiee-of-this patent may beobtained for five cents each, byeddressingthe Commissioner-"of Ietents,

Washington, D. G.

